UA to Host Symposium on Politics of Diversity and Visibility

The University of Alabama College of Communication and Information Sciences will host the seventh annual Discerning Diverse Voices Symposium, a daylong symposium that showcases interdisciplinary scholarship and creative activity on all aspects of diversity, March 9 in Gorgas Library.

UA In the News — March 2

Short film from TCF — Comic book company founded by students — UA photographer at Art Night — and more.

UA Staff Feature: Sheena Gregg

UA Staff Feature: Sheena Gregg

Sheena Gregg, Assistant Director in the Department of Health Promotion and Wellness, shares what it’s like to cater nutritional and dietary information to thousands of students at the University of Alabama.

Psychologist to Discuss Predictors of Suicidal Behavior in Teens in UA Talk

Social stressors can change DNA and brain chemistry, particularly in adolescent girls, and lead to increased risk for self-harm, according to a psychologist who will discuss his research Friday, March 4, at The University of Alabama.

UA Library School Awards Record Number of Books to Black Belt Schools

The University of Alabama School of Library and Information Studies is awarding a record $22,552 in new, free books to elementary-, middle- and high-school libraries in the Black Belt region of the state during February and March.

UA Pediatric Cancer Study Looking for Parents to Participate

A University of Alabama professor’s new pediatric cancer study looks at ways to help parents cope with their child’s diagnosis and treatment.

UA Student News for March 1, 2016

Click on http://uanews.ua.edu/category/ua-student-news/ to view UA Student News on UA’s website if you have problems reading the email subscription. Submit your news at http://uanews.ua.edu/submit-student. DEADLINES UA Away scholarship applications, March 1, 11:59 p.m. Undergraduate degree application, March 4 Honors College Medicine and Community applications, March 4 Center for Service and Leadership’s leadership team applications, March

UA Adapted Athletics Receives $3 Million Gift

UA Adapted Athletics Receives $3 Million Gift

The University of Alabama is taking a significant step forward in providing its adapted students-athletes with a world-class training facility and competition venue. UA announced a $3 million gift commitment from Michael and Kathy Mouron, of Mountain Brook, to help fund the $10 million facility, which was recently approved by the UA System Board of

UA In the News — March 1

Robert Witt inducted into Wheelchair Basketball Hall of Fame — Politics in the South — Easter egg hunt — and more.

General Motors Executive to Address UA Students

Tony Cervone, senior vice president of global communications at General Motors Co. and chairman of the GM Foundation, will deliver the Koten Distinguished Lecture in Public Relations Tuesday, March 8.